Circle Back

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This dress is revolutionary!
  • 100% cotton African wax print kitenge, 100% woven and printed in Kenya
  • Color notes: Red, blue, black and white
  • Functional pockets
  • Button fastening through front
  • Machine wash cold with like colors
  • Fits true to size, take your normal size
  • Airy fit, cut to be worn loose and stand away from the body
  • Light weight, non-stretchy fabric 
  • Louise is 5'5 and wears a M
  • Nina is 5'7 and wears an XS
  • Jaz is 5'5 and wears an XL

These textiles are a part of our 100% Made in Kenya collection and were printed in Kenya on Kenyan grown cotton. The print was designed by Shadé Akanbi, who is based in Brooklyn, New York. She also designs exclusive products in collaboration with other artisans, locally and internationally, as well as special momentos collected throughout her travels; curated from local markets to international bazaars.

 

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Meet our production partner, SOKO Kenya! Based in Kikambala on the Kenyan coast, they are an ethical manufacturer that truly embraces a fair, kind and transparent work culture. In addition to paying above living wages, SOKO provides employees with paid leave and stipends for family emergencies, free pre-primary childcare for all employees with children from ages 2-4, daily mid-morning tea and midday lunch, and clear, outlined processes for job advancement. These values extend to the workspace itself, which is open, airy and bright. It’s truly a privilege to work with the SOKO team, and we invite you to learn more about the stitching process here!

When we say 100% Made in Kenya, we really mean it! Made from cotton grown in western Kenya and designed, printed and stitched outside of Nairobi, it doesn't get more local than this! We’re so proud to be part of an ecosystem supporting and advocating for Kenyan agriculture and manufacturing. Learn more about these fabrics are made here!

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Team at Thika Cloth Mills

The ecosystem for rotary printed fabrics is complex and truly global. While it's rare to see a rotary printed textile produced in a closed-circuit, farm-to-shop supply chain, the fabrics we're producing are verifiably 100% made in Kenya. Not just traceable, but local. Not just identifiable, but ethical and accountable.

Our production impacts hundreds of smallholder farmers and their families each year. It impacts young Kenyan artists whose voices and work may now have a slightly bigger audience (and fan club:) ). It impacts the Kenyan textile manufacturing industry, which for years has been out-competed in the local market by imported fabrics. Finally, it impacts you, because you can know that your dress was made ethically, honestly, and with pride.  

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4.9
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
Based on 30 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 29 Total 4 star reviews: 0 Total 3 star reviews: 1 Total 2 star reviews: 0 Total 1 star reviews: 0
97%would recommend this product
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30 reviews
  • JB
    Jodi B.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Height 5'6"
    Size Purchased XL
    Usual Size 1X
    Length Purchased Standard
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    2 weeks ago
    My search for a pretty red dress has finally ended!

    Love the bright vibrant red (more cherry than tomato red, thank goodness) and the pattern is playful enough but not too much. Fabric is stiff but getting softer with wearing. I’d wanted to pair it with a black cardigan but that didn’t work at all. But the jean jacket does. Maybe next summer I’ll be confident enough to wear it sleeveless. This was my first direct Zuri purchase that I kept and I’m so glad I finally found one that was a keeper!

    FitRated 1.0 on a scale of minus 2 to 2
  • EH
    Elaine H.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Height 5'5"
    Size Purchased L
    Usual Size L
    Length Purchased Standard
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    2 months ago
    Carpe diem!

    Red with blue, black with white, it’s all about the mix and the layers in life on the Pacific coast. Circle Back makes it easy with a clean, crisp print. I was initially hesitant to start a sleeveless collection, but I need not to have worried. This fits perfectly, and the fabric feels great. Giving it all the stars.

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  • EW
    Erica W.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Height 5'4"
    Size Purchased S
    Usual Size M
    Length Purchased Standard
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 year ago
    Everyday Life in a Party Dress

    My Zuri Dresses are colorful and playful, bringing me joy and body positivity. And I love that they are easy to care for. They are definitely nzuri...good.

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  • EK
    Elisabeth K B.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Height 5'3"
    Size Purchased M
    Usual Size M
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 year ago
    Circle Back, exceeds expectations

    I’ve got an embarrassing number of Zuris (of which I have no favorite,) but had not yet ventured into sleeveless territory.

    Circle Back exceeds expectations. I’ve worn either short or long sleeved knit shirts under it in past weeks and now that summer’s fully arrived, I love wearing the dress sleeveless.

    Here you see it taking me to Cornell University’s Herbert Johnson Museum beside the Arts Quad of the university’s central campus in Ithaca.

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  • BC
    Barbara C.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Height 5'10"5'11"
    Size Purchased S
    Usual Size S
    Length Purchased Standard
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 year ago
    Graduation dress

    I loved wearing this dress to my granddaughter’s high school graduation. I knew it would be in her “forever” photographs and I wanted her to look back and see her Nana in a beautiful, festive, sophisticated dress which conveyed the importance of this milestone in her life. Red for celebration. She is off to UCLA next year and we are all so proud of her.

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